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Georgia-Pacific LLC has received a request from the Federal Trade Commission and the antitrust division of the Justice Department for more information and documents related to its acquisition of Buckeye Technologies Inc.

Georgia-Pacific LLC has received a request from the Federal Trade Commission and the antitrust division of the Justice Department for more information and documents related to its acquisition of Buckeye Technologies Inc.

MEMPHIS (AP) – Georgia-Pacific LLC has received a request from the Federal Trade Commission and the antitrust division of the Justice Department for more information and documents related to its acquisition of Buckeye Technologies Inc.

Memphis-based Buckeye Technologies Inc. is being bought by Georgia-Pacific LLC, the two companies announced Wednesday, April 24.

The deal, valued at approximately $1.5 billion, including debt, still faces regulatory approval. But the boards of both companies have signed off on terms that include Buckeye stockholders getting $37.50 per share.

Ally Guscette has been promoted to sales representative at Germantown-based brand-marketing firm P.O.P. Solutions Group LLC. In her new role, Guscette will help businesses develop brand awareness through promotional products, press kits, print materials and point-of-purchase displays. She joined the company in 2011 as part of a sales team and begins Germantown Leadership training this month.

Memphis-based Buckeye Technologies Inc. reported record sales and earnings for the fiscal year that ended June 30 and net income for the fourth quarter of that year that was slightly below the fourth quarter of a year ago.

Last year President Barack Obama announced an “all-hands-on-deck strategy” to train 10,000 new American engineers every year.

Local schools like the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering, Christian Brothers University and University of Memphis continue striving to attract new students to their engineering programs to train the next generation of engineers.

A fiber plant in Perry, Fla., remained closed as the week began as Memphis-based Buckeye Technologies Inc. investigated what caused a paper machine at the wood cellulose fibers plant to fail Friday, June 15.

Memphis Bioworks Business Association will host “Building the Talent Base for Bioscience: Workforce Development Initiatives in the Mid-South,” Thursday, March 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The University Club, 1346 Central Ave.

NASHVILLE (AP) – A study has found that women remain underrepresented in corporate leadership posts at publicly traded companies in Tennessee.

The report found that more than 91 percent of the 617 corporate directors were men at a time when women made up 48 percent of the Tennessee work force. Of the 72 public corporations, 46 percent had no women directors.

While the Mississippi Delta region is considered a centerpiece of agricultural diversity and productivity in the southern U.S – distinguished by a variety of soil types, favorable climate and fairly long growing season – the biofuels industry must become viable to take advantage of the area’s assets.

Memphis-based Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced it has qualified to receive up to $7.4 million from the state of Florida’s Quick Action Closing Fund, which provides up-front cash to approved economic development projects.

Memphis-based Buckeye Technologies Inc. this week announced its fourth-quarter earnings. The company’s net sales were $177 million, down from $215 million compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008.

For the third year in a row, Memphis will take center stage among the logistics, distribution and transportation industries when the city hosts the Memphis Multi Modal Conference May 11-12.

The event, titled “Global Logistics and the Global Economy,” will be held at The Peabody hotel and draw a national and international attendance. It once again is sponsored by the Memphis World Trade Club, which began hosting the event in 2007 as a way to showcase the city’s advantages for moving freight.

The Greater Memphis Chamber will host the Metro Business Council Breakfast today from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Terrance Reed, vice president of human resources for Buckeye Technologies, and Paul Morris of law firm Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston PC will speak. Cost is $20 for members. For reservations, contact Ericka Milford at emilford@memphischamber.com or 543-3518.

The Musculoskeletal Quarterly Lecture Series will be today at 5 p.m. at the University of Memphis’ FedEx Institute of Technology. Timothy M. Wright will speak on “Improving the Performance of Elbow Arthroplasty – An Effort in Translational Research.” For reservations, call 271-0000.

Although Bob Goodson works full time at FedEx, moonlights as an adjunct professor at Southwest Tennessee Community College and studies for a doctorate, his busy schedule didn’t preclude him from getting involved in the Memphis World Trade Club.

Dr. Timothy L. Hottel has been appointed dean for the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry.

Hottel currently serves as executive associate dean and chief financial officer, associate dean for academic and financial affairs, division chief for primary care, professor in the Department of Prosthodontics, and interim chair of the Department of Cariology and Restorative Dentistry at Nova Southeastern University in Ford Lauderdale, Fla.

Ten years ago, when Ben Jabbour was serving as president of the Memphis World Trade Club, he realized that not enough shippers in town had any idea of how an ocean port worked – how it received cargo, transferred those goods onto the right vessels and shipped them to points worldwide.

Buckeye Technologies Inc. has reported record net sales in the April-June fourth quarter of $215.3 million, a 7.6 percent growth from the previous year.

Net sales for the fiscal year grew 7.3 percent to $825.5 million and earnings for the fiscal year were $47.1 million and $1.20 per share up from $30.1 million and $0.79 per share the previous year, also a company sales record.

F. Gray Carter is many things to many people. Besides his day job as vice president of purchasing and logistics for Buckeye Technologies Inc., Carter is first and foremost a husband and a father.

But he's also an elder in his church and president of his neighborhood association. He serves on the board for a juvenile diabetes organization and on one for his alma mater, North Carolina State University.

MEMPHIS (AP) - Buckeye Technologies Inc., a specialty fibers maker, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit more than tripled due to higher prices that boosted revenue and a rise in specialty wood volume.

MEMPHIS (AP) - Buckeye Technologies Inc., a specialty fibers maker, said Tuesday it will cut 20 to 25 staffers at a plant in British Columbia, due to a stronger Canadian dollar and high transportation costs.

Shortly before Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division president and CEO Joseph Lee walked into the federal building Tuesday, MLGW officials were hard at work doing damage control.

As Lee prepared to testify before a grand jury investigating whether a prominent Memphis politician was given special treatment by the utility company, MLGW officials were distributing some new information about Lee's predecessor.

Brad Carmony has been named Newcomer of the Year in the 2006 MPACT Maker Awards. The award recognizes individuals who have lived in Memphis for a short time, but who have made significant contributions to the community. Carmony is the public relations manager at inferno. He also serves on the regional advisory board of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association of Tennessee, the Exchange Club Family Center's Gala Committee and as a member of the Shelby County Humane Society's Pet Set organization.

The National Association of Black Journalists has chosen WMC-TV Action News 5 anchor/reporter Syan Rhodes as one of four journalists for the NABJ/UN Tanzania Fellowship. Rhodes will travel with NABJ President Bryan Monroe to the Republic of Tanzania May 5-15 to focus on African health, malaria prevention and other issues.

top safety award FedEx Corp. subsidiary FedEx Freight East received a first place award in the American Trucking Associations National Fleet Safety Contest in the line haul carrier category for over 1...

Buckeye Technologies Inc. said its net income for the July-September quarter was break-even as estimated in its Sept. 26 earnings warning. Buckeye's income before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting was $15.5 ...

Mike Streckert was promoted to a senior associate at Fleming Associates Architects. He has more than 15 years of experience in all areas of architectural practice....

94. Archived Article: Buckeye P.2 - Friday, August 10, 2001 Buckeye marks lower fiscal year income Buckeye marks lower fiscal year income Buckeye Technologies Inc. announced earnings per share of $1.32 on net income of $46.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30. The company earned $1.65 per share on net...

95. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, January 17, 2001 Gayle Hanover graduated from the Graduate, Realtors Institute program Gayle Hanover graduated from the Graduate, Realtors Institute program. Hanover is an agent with Marx & Bensdorf and a member of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors. Insur...

96. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, January 11, 2001 The Memphis and Shelby County Health Departments Vital Records Office is online with the states Vital Records Office in Nash Six lawyers from Waring Cox PLC were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2001-2002. Those lawyers and thei...

97. Archived Article: Adopt (lead) - Tuesday, October 03, 2000 ADOPT-A-SCHOOL Businesses lend a hand to city schools By MARY DANDO The Daily News Organizations such as the Center City Commission, Buckeye Technologies Inc., Troll Communications and the Tennessee Valley Authority have more in common other than ke...

98. Archived Article: Buckeye (lead) - Thursday, September 28, 2000 BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGY SEEKS OKAY Buckeye seeks OK for plant expansion By MARY DANDO The Daily News Memphis City Council members will hear an application by Buckeye Technologies Inc. Oct. 3 for a zoning variance of 7.96 acres of its property on the west...

99. Archived Article: Buckeye P.2 - Tuesday, August 15, 2000 Buckeye sets sales, earnings records Buckeye sets sales, earnings records Buckeye Technologies Inc. announced earnings per share of $1.65 and net income of $59.1 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, up 25 percent from $1.32 per share and net i...